In 1934 the Asiatic Society of Bengal celebrated the 150th Anniversary of its Foundation. The material connected to this celebration is:

Asiatic Society of Bengal 150th Anniversary of Foundation, Monday 15th January 1934, Programme". Printed card giving details of the programme for the celebration.

Letter from the President and Council of the Asiatic Society of Bengal to the Royal Asiatic Society to invite them to participate in the 150th Anniversary celebration. Printed with handwritten inserts, undated.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor A.H. Harley and Babu Ganapati Sircar to ask if they would be willing to represent the Royal Asiatic Society at the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Typed with handwritten annotations, dated 10 November 1933.

Letter from G.A. Stewart, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society of Edinburgh, to the Assistant Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that they had been invited to send a delegate to the 150th Anniversary celebrations of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and to ask the Royal Asiatic Society the form of congratulatory addresses. Typed, dated 10 November 1933.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Assistant Secretary, Royal Society of Edinburgh, to inform that the Society had decided to ask two Oriental scholars to represent the Society. Typed, dated 16 November 1933.

Letter from Babu Ganapati Sircar to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he hopes to be able to represent the Society at the 150th Anniversary celebrations. Handwritten, dated 5 December 1933.

Letter from Professor A.H. Harley to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he will be happy to represent the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten, dated 7 December 1933.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor A.H. Harley to inform him of the Council's gratification that he can represent the Society and to enclose the Presentation Form. Typed dated 28 December 1933.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Babu Ganapati Sircar to inform him of the Council's gratification that he can represent the Society and to enclose the Presentation Form. Typed dated 28 December 1933.

The 9th International Congress of Orientalists was held in London in 1892. This material includes minute books, correspondence and printed material concerning the conference.

Correspondence concerning a 50th Birthday reception for the Prince of Wales. These are:

• Letter from Master of the Household, Buckingham Palace, to Lydia Collins, Royal Asiatic Society, to state the Queen's intention to host a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark Prince Charles' 50th birthday and asking the Society to nominate a representative to attend the event. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 18 August 1998.
• Invitation List for the Birthday Reception to be held in 13 November 1998. Printed form with handwritten insertions.

'A Catalogue of Indian Idols, Indian Paintings, Drawings, &c. which were collected by Mr. Simpson, during a long Residence in India in the Company's Service. Which will be Sold by Auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, in Pall Mall, On Saturday, May the 26th, 1792, at Twelve O'clock.' This is a photocopy of the original printed catalogue. With the catalogue are notes created by Michael Willis concerning the three items purchased from this sale which are now in the British Museum Collection. Also a letter from Ian Jenkins, Senior Curator, Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, to Michael Willis thanking him for sharing the catalogue with him and recommending a book, handwritten, dated 3 February 2005.

'A List of the Oriental Coins preserved in the British Museum' by Bernhard Dorn - handwritten list of coins, undated.

A duplicate of a Petition to the House of Commons from the Natives of Bombay (Mumbai) and others: Christians, Jews, Chinese, Parsis; Muslims and Hindus; more than 4000 in number. All the signatures, along with the petition, are on the document which is made of 25 skins of parchment. It is written in English, Gujarati and Marathi and is dated Bombay, 25 January 1831. It asks for a reform in the judicial regulations of the government at Bombay; for more impartial administration of the laws, that native people may freely be admitted to civil and judicial offices; and for the diffusion of the English language among the inhabitants to be encouraged by the British government. The original was sent to England by Sir Charles Forbes, M.P. and Joseph Hume, M.P. and was presented to the House of Commons on 1 September 1831.

A receipt from Lloyds Bank Limited, 16 St. James's Street, London, S.W.1 to Hon. Mrs. D.G. Hare to inform her that her account has been credited with £300 from the National Providential Bank, Bradford Row. 1 item, printed material with handwritten inserts.

Abstracts for some of the Papers delivered at the Symposium. These are:

• "The state of the study of Proto-Elamite" by Professor Piero Meriggi
• "The Linguistic Situation of the 2nd Millennium B.C. in Ancient Anatolia" by Annelies Kammenhuber
• "Hieroglyphic Hittite: Some new readings and their consequences" by J.D. Hawkins and A. Morpurgo-Davies
• "The Study of Lydian" by Professor R. Gusmani.
• "Minoan Linear A" by John Chadwick
• "The Decipherment of Minoan and Eteocretan" by Cyrus H. Gordon
• "The Present State of Research on the Cypro-Minoan Syllabic Scripts - some attempts at interpretation" By Mme Emilia Masson
• "Problems and Deceipherment of Linear A" by J.T. Hooker
• "Archaeological Evidence for the Indus Script" by Professor B.B. Lal

Correspondence regarding the administration of the Iran day. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, concerning the possibility of the Iran Day, dated 5 June 1972.
• Letter from Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, to B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he is happy to put the proposal before the Council of the Iran Society, dated 13 June 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, to suggest a tentative date for the Iran day, dated 25 October 1972.
• Minutes of a meeting with Dr. Ferrier concerning arrangements for the Iran Day, dated 7 September 1973.
• Letter from Dr. R.W. Ferrier to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm arrangements and to send a draft of his talk, dated 24 September 1973.
• Letter to Dr Ferrier regarding his expenses for the Iran Day, undated.

Correspondence concerning the administration of the Japan Day. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Dr Carmen Blacker to ask her to begin arrangements for a Japan Day, dated 20 January 1972.
• Letter from Dr Carmen Blacker to B.W. Robinson to inform him that she hadn't agreed to organise such a day, only to help, dated 25 January 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Dr Carmen Blacker to apologise for taking too much for granted, dated 4 February 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Sir Norman Brain, The Japan Society of London, to write about the potential Japan day and ask if his Society would like to participate, dated 5 June 1972.
• Letter from Sir Norman Brain, The Japan Society of London, to B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society to state that the Council of the Japan Society would be interested in pursuing the idea of a Japan Day, dated 12 August 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Sir Norman Brain, The Japan Society of London, to suggest a tentative date for the Japan Day, dated 25 October 1972.
• Letter from E. Dobson, Honorary Secretary, Japan Society, to B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to inform that the suggested date was acceptable to the Japan Society, dated 5 December 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to E. Dobson, Honorary Secretary, Japan Society, to give a general outline of the expectations for the Japan day, dated 19 December 1972.
• Letter from Duncan Macfarlane, Vice Chairman, Japan Society, to Dr Carmen Blacker to state that Sir John Figgess had agreed to lecture, dated 5 March 1973.
• Letter from Dr Carmen Blacker to B.W. Robinson to inform him of Duncan Macfarlane's letter and to state that she had responded to him, dated 12 March 1973.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Dr Carmen Blacker to thank her for her letter and to ask whether she can contact the Japanese Ladies' Society to see if they could be persuaded to provide refreshments, dated 29 March 1973.
• Letter from Dr Carmen Blacker to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to provide the correct title for Sir John Figgiss' lecture and to enclose a copy of her latest letter to Duncan Macfarlane, dated 23 July 1973.
• Letter from Dr Carmen Blacker to Duncan Macfarlane to state that Sir John Figgiss' slides would be ready for the lecture, and to express her annoyance at the lack of gratitude shown by Figgiss, dated 23 July 1973.